On August 19 I made a request to the New Zealand Transport Agency under the Official Information Act for the data the Ministry of Transport used to reach the conclusion in a report to the…
On August 19 I made a request to the New Zealand Transport Agency under the Official Information Act for the data the Ministry of Transport used to reach the conclusion in a report to the…
People often assume family harm is physical abuse. It encompasses emotional, psychological, financial, and sexual abuse, however, normalisation of behaviour is where a person is in an abusive situation for so long or so intensively,…
Big bang theories My wife and I have heard a loud explosion in the night on at least two occasions in the past year. I see there has been some Facebook commentary where many other people…
Facebook Marketplace has become the go-to spot for locals looking to buy or sell everything from second-hand couches to kids’ bikes. It’s convenient, free, and often full of great deals. But behind the friendly chat…
When a hazardous geologic process is triggered, the consequences can be felt far away and in seemingly unexpected ways. Cascading hazards are those that are related as part of a sequence of events across both…
A new movie came out in cinemas this past week – about Jacinda Ardern. And I think you should go and see it. Some friends and I went along to its opening night at the…
The editor desires to keep me beavering on election-related opinion pieces until the last ballot box has been emptied. Not exactly an exciting gig for an open-minded octogenarian but I shall comply. Firstly, have you…
No doubt there’ll be some readers who might recognise that the title for this article is the title for a 1972 hit song released by English progressive rock band ‘The Moody Blues’. In the early 70’s…
All that effort, all those words, all the advertising, videos and social media posts and what do we have to show for it with a week to go? When The News went to press, election…
Our planet has the incredible ability to create new parts of itself. Volcanic eruptions occur when material from deep within the Earth rises and forms new landscapes. Islands are built this way, layer by layer,…
